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Please arrive by 6pm to ensure entry. Event is filling fast. Sit down capacity is 220. Event starts promptly At 6:30pm. Friday, November 11 from 6:30 PM- 9PM.Attend the book release and celebration of artist Diana Solís' new publication, Luz: Seeing the Space Between Us.
This event is FREE and open to the public.
Tamales non-alcholic beverages and beer, wine & light refreshments provided.
"I want people to see their neighbors in my book. I want them to see themselves a little bit in this book. I want them to know these people and their stories. I want people to know that we want to present ourselves with dignity."
- Diana Solís, in Borderless Magazine
"Luz: Seeing the Space Between Us is a photographic homecoming as well as a project that reflects upon the transformations undergone by [Diana's] home, the Chicago neighborhood of Pilsen.... Made during the past two years of the Covid-19 pandemic, the photographs in this book move through the public and private places where people have begun to convene again: the festivals and celebrations held in parks, the semi public spaces—the sidewalks, stoops, and yards of Pilsen—where residents and strangers intermix, and, more recently, the homes and studios of friends."
- Excerpt from the forward, by Deanna Ledezma, Ph.D.
Accessibility Notes: The National Museum of Mexican Art has a no step entrance from the street and a ramp inside the front doors. All bathrooms on the premise are wheelchair accessible.
For any accessibility related questions, contact the National Museum of Mexican Art.
Phone: (312) 738-1503
Hours: Tuesday – Sunday, 10 am – 5 pm
Send an email via their website.
https://nationalmuseumofmexicanart.org/contact
Diana Solís is a Mexican-born visual artist, Photographer, and educator whose work includes painting, illustration, printmaking, comics, public murals, and installation. She is inspired by Mexican and Chicano culture, memory, cautionary tales, oral and personal histories, queer identities, and narratives. Her work examines notions of place, identity, and belonging. Central to Solís’s practice is her commitment to being a teaching artist who shares her knowledge and process in collaboration with youth, immigrant families, and adults and supports them in creating art from their perspectives.
As a teaching artist of four decades, Solís has taught students in a wide range of settings including community organizations, public schools, museums, and special residency programs. She holds a BFA in Photography from the University of Illinois Chicago and has exhibited locally, nationally, and internationally at the National Museum of Mexican Art; DePaul Art Museum; Museo Nacional de Culturas Populares, Toluca, Mexico; and Centre Cívic Barceloneta, Barcelona, Spain. Solís has several upcoming exhibitions of her photography scheduled including Images on which to build, which will travel to the Contemporary Arts Center in Cincinnati, Ohio in 2022 and the Leslie Lohman Museum of Art in New York City in 2023.
Please arrive by 6pm to insure entry. Capacity for sit down is 220.
The event is scheduled for Friday, November 11, 6:30pm - 9pm at the National Museum of Mexican Art.
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National Museum of Mexican Art, 1852 W 19th St,Chicago,IL,United States